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We receive so many great letters from teachers who want to express their appreciation for the grant money they receive from Pets in the Classroom. Here are a few we want to share with you… Thank you so much for your generous donation of $100.00 towards acquiring a pet for my classroom. I

Google We at Pets in the Classroom believe that other teachers are a great resource for understanding the benefits of classroom pets, the impact they can make, and the teaching tool they can be. Here are a couple of great letters that will give you a little more insight into our grant program and the

Google Classroom pets are fun, interesting, and entertaining to your students. And they are also a tool teachers can use to help make education exciting! Take Intermediate Classroom 1 at The Auburn School in Baltimore, MD. They had a classroom pet for one day and sent us a thank you letter informing us of all kinds

Google There are many benefits to having pets in the classroom, but don’t take our word for it. See what some of the teachers who have received our grant have to say… I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am for the grant to establish an aquarium in my kindergarten classroom. Young

Google The months of November and December are always a hectic time in the classroom with parties and programs on the calendar, grading and special activities to prepare, and the rising energy level of students to contend with. In the midst of all that’s going on, don’t forget to make special arrangements for your classroom

Google The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example. Henry Ward Beecher Pets in the Classroom knows that you, as a teacher, invest a lot of time and effort into shaping your students through lesson plans, curriculum, and other

Pets in the Classroom The Kindergarten class of Sulpher Springs School is learning valuable life lessons thanks to teacher Erin Eberhart and a grant she received. Through the Pet Care Trust, Eberhart received a Pets in the Classroom grant, which helps her fund her classroom pet guinea pig, Gertie. And she has seen the positive

Limited budgets, out-of-pocket expenses, and classroom needs often lead to teachers looking to outside sources for help in paying for things that enhance their classroom above the school-provided curriculum. Pets in the Classroom provides financial support to help provide classroom pets and needed supplies to the learning environment, but there are still other needs…classroom decorations,

If you are visiting our blog, you are probably well aware that we provide grants to teachers to aid in the purchase and maintenance of classroom pets. But do you know why we do this? We here at Pets in the Classroom see the benefits of pets in our own lives, and especially in

A few facts about Pets in the Classroom: Since we began accepting grants for the 2013-2014 school year (July 22), we have issued over 11,000 grants. We issued more grants in August than in the entire first year of the program in 2011-2012 Over 34,000 grants have been awarded since the program began, reaching nearly 1.7